About PENSI

Who we are

PENSI (an acronym in Portuguese for Research Group in Semiotic Engineering and Interaction) is an HCI research group of the Department of Computer Science (DCC) of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). The main focus of research at PENSI is on Semiotic Engineering theory of HCI and its use.

The group is coordinated by professor Raquel O. Prates and it is formed by PhD, MSc and undergraduate students, as well as alumni who are still involved with projects and researches. PENSI also has collaboration of other professors from DCC, other departments of the University and further researchers interested in Semiotic Engineering and HCI from different institutions in Brazil.

Spreading Pingo
In the month of October, the Denise Notini's MSc project, Pingo - a children's educational games portal with customizable content by teachers, was subject on ...By luizdamilton on November 7, 2013

Honorable mention at IHC’13
It happened on 8th to 11th October, in the city of Manaus, Amazonas, the annual edition of Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computer Systems, ...By luizdamilton on October 14, 2013

Prof. Mary Beth Rosson visits DCC
On 14th and 15th October, PENSI/DCC will receive the visit of Prof. Mary Beth Rosson from Pennsylvania State University. Rosson is internationally known for her ...By luizdamilton on October 14, 2013

Accepted Papers in IHC and SBSC 2013
In this year, IHC (Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computer Systems) and SBSC (Brazilian Symposium of Collaborative Systems) editions will happen together. It is ...By luizdamilton on September 2, 2013